A man will appear in court today after semi-automatic rifles, a crossbow and explosive devices were seized at a property in the state’s Northern Tablelands yesterday.
About 12.20pm (Friday 20 March 2020), officers from the New England Target Action Group and New England Criminal Investigation executed a search warrant of a property on Railway Street, Glencoe.
During the search, police seized a number of items, including two semi-automatic rifles, a crossbow with arrows, silencers, ammunition, an explosive and detonators, slingshots and cannabis leaf.
A 38-year-old man was arrested at the property and taken to Armidale Police Station, where he was charged with a number of offences, including:
• Possess/use prohibited weapon without permit
• Possess unauthorised prohibited firearm
• Possess unregistered prohibited firearm
• Not keep safe (prohibited weapon)
• Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit
• Possess explosive for unlawful purpose
• Handle explosive without authorising licence
• Possess prohibited drug
He was refused bail and is due to appear in Armidale Local Court today (Saturday 21 March 2020).
